Gelo v. Pfister & Vogel Leather Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: WabbeN D. TabbaNt, Circuit Judge. This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff while in the employ of the defendant operating a head-splitting machine, so called, used in the process of tanning beef hides.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: WabbeN D. TabbaNt, Circuit Judge. This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff while in the employ of the defendant operating a head-splitting machine, so called, used in the process of tanning beef hides. Issue being joined and trial had, the jury at the close thereof returned a special verdict to the effect (1) that the plaintiff was injured on or about January 20, 1905, while at work on a head-splitting machine in the defendant’s tannery (by the court) ; (2) that such head-splitting…
1Opinion of the CourtCassoday, C. J.
1. Tbe plaintiff moves to dismiss tbe appeal upon numerous grounds. . Tbe principal reason for tbe contention seems to be tbat tbe appeal taken in tbe name of tbe defendant and tbe undertaking given on tbat appeal were in fact taken and furnished by tbe .¿Etna Life Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut, and hence tbat tbe taking and prosecuting such appeal makes tbat company and its attorneys guilty of champerty and maintenance. It appears from tbe record and is conceded tbat at tbe time of tbe injuries in question tbe defendant held a policy of insurance issued by tbe said insurance…
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